What is Womaning in India?
Hello ji,
I am Mahima and I launched this newsletter, Womaning in India, on 4 December 2020, my 35th birthday.
Basically, this is my literary mid-life crisis.
As I completed three and a half decades of walking this planet in a woman's body, I came to two realizations.
One: I have wasted way too much of my time here watching TV.
Two: Half the world's population - men - have virtually no idea what the everyday life of the other half is like. Even the most progressive of men out there would be shocked if they had to walk a mile in women's shoes.
And not just because women's shoes are approximately as comfortable as kidney stones.
Two more things I believe in.
One: People - men and women - are mostly decent and good.
Two: Stories are power.
Together, these two beliefs inspired me to start this newsletter - a chronicle of women’s stories.
When I talk to a woman for this newsletter, I ask her to tell me about a chapter of her life that she experienced very differently because of being a woman.
Ask any woman this question, and she will say: "Where do I begin?"
From walking down the street to taking a bus.
From getting married to staying single.
From dating to parenting.
From cooking dinner at home to making a presentation at work.
From interviewing for jobs to quitting jobs.
Virtually every activity that makes up our lives is lived differently by men and women.
Mumma-in-Progress
In August 2025, I launched a new section of Womaning in India called Mumma-in-Progress, where I write about my journey, lessons, and stories as a parent. These are reflections on what it means to be a parent in the modern age, how we can raise well-adjusted children in a world that seems to be burning every news cycle, and how the way we raise the boys and girls of today will define what “Womaning in India” looks like 20-30 years down the line.
Why subscribe?
Subscribers will get access to weekly stories, delivered right to your inbox. A new issue of the newsletter comes out every Monday.
All Womaning subscribers - free and paid - get access to all the content I write here.
The very vision I started writing Womaning was to help spread these messages and stories as wide as possible. So I have made a choice not to paywall any content.
However, Womaning in India remains a labour of love, and I am beyond grateful for each one of you who chooses to support my work by opting for a paid subscription. ❤️
What would you get as a paid subscriber?
👚Free Womaning merchandise delivered at your doorstep
📞If you become a Womaning Founding Member, a one-on-one call with me, where we can discuss all things Womaning
🌹My eternal gratitude, of course
Thank You
I cannot express in words the gratitude I feel towards the amazing women who opened the windows of their hearts and allowed me the privilege to take a peek inside.
I write this newsletter to share that peek with you.
I hope these stories make you laugh and cry. I hope they make you think.
I hope they teach us to be a little kinder to one another.
Most of all, I hope they make a difference.
See you next Monday. And many many Mondays after that!
Happy Reading!
❤️
Mahima
